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Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan During World War II

Kenneth P. Werrell

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Description:When the focus of World War II shifted to the Pacific in 1944, the Army Air Forces (AAF), equipped with the new, longer-range B-29 bomber, tried to shift strategic bombing tactics as well. Blankets of Fire describes the adjustments necessary to target Japan and places them in the context of overall AAF and wartime strategy.Kenneth P. Werrell integrates the doctrine of strategic bombing—daylight, high-altitude missions targeting military and industrial centers—with wartime experiences in Europe and Asia, and evaluates the performance of the B-29 and its crews. He shows that the U.S. bombing of Japan did not become fully effective until the strategy, under Curtis LeMay, shifted from daylight raids to nighttime incendiary bombing of Japan's "paper cities." American bombs burned sixty-six cities, killing more civilians than the later atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Providing the first fully documented operational history of B-29 forces, Werrell shows that they succeeded most in weakening Japanese morale and in laying mines in areas submarines could not reach, thereby augmenting the naval blockade of Japan.Blankets of Fire assesses the overall impact of American bomber strategy in Japan. Relatively cost-effective yet devastating in its toll on civilian life, the fire-bombing of Japan foreshadowed the use of the ultimate incendiary: the atomic bomb. While the bombing campaigns of 1944 and 1945 did not alone win the war, they played a major role in bringing about Allied victory.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan During World War II. To get started finding Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan During World War II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: When the focus of World War II shifted to the Pacific in 1944, the Army Air Forces (AAF), equipped with the new, longer-range B-29 bomber, tried to shift strategic bombing tactics as well. Blankets of Fire describes the adjustments necessary to target Japan and places them in the context of overall AAF and wartime strategy.Kenneth P. Werrell integrates the doctrine of strategic bombing—daylight, high-altitude missions targeting military and industrial centers—with wartime experiences in Europe and Asia, and evaluates the performance of the B-29 and its crews. He shows that the U.S. bombing of Japan did not become fully effective until the strategy, under Curtis LeMay, shifted from daylight raids to nighttime incendiary bombing of Japan's "paper cities." American bombs burned sixty-six cities, killing more civilians than the later atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Providing the first fully documented operational history of B-29 forces, Werrell shows that they succeeded most in weakening Japanese morale and in laying mines in areas submarines could not reach, thereby augmenting the naval blockade of Japan.Blankets of Fire assesses the overall impact of American bomber strategy in Japan. Relatively cost-effective yet devastating in its toll on civilian life, the fire-bombing of Japan foreshadowed the use of the ultimate incendiary: the atomic bomb. While the bombing campaigns of 1944 and 1945 did not alone win the war, they played a major role in bringing about Allied victory.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan During World War II. To get started finding Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers over Japan During World War II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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